Post a pic so we can see the damage your dealing with.

yeah post a pic- where r u that a storm did so much damage? Greg i n New Port Richey

I will try to get a picture tomorrow, its going to be pretty hard to make it out though.
I am in Vero Beach, we had a pretty good afternoon storm a few weeks ago that tore up all of my trees again. I havent had a chance to see them in their full glory since 2004! It didnt do much to most of my trees but the plams suffered a lot of frayed and bent fronds.

Dustin

Here is a photo of the damaged area at the top. Normally I would see 2 or 3 spear shaped fronds coming out but the whole deal is bent over and tangled up, you can make out one of the young fronds in the photo.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:1158339}}

When a new frond like that has been severed, it is like a internal wound, close to the heart. You are going to want to amputate the opening spears below the bend and then spray the area with some topical insecticide and pesticide. I recommend Peroxide, let it dry, then some Neem/Sesame Oil. If you can figure a way to not let water in the crown area, that would be good.

Good luck!

The tree is way to big for me to get up there and do that. I may have to call in a professional. Anyone know of a company in the central/south florida area that can deal with a problem like this? Most of the companies around here just kill trees.

Dustin